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clinch

[klinch] / klɪntʃ /




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San Antonio's Stephon Castle made a pair of free throws but the Knicks came through, Anunoby rising highest from a scrum of Spurs defenders to clinch the win.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The hedge-fund firm first invested in the company in 2021 and has failed to clinch two proposed deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Should the index manage to get back on course and clinch a 10th straight winning week, it would mark its longest streak of weekly wins since 1985, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Bill Ackman is set to make hundreds of millions of dollars on his investment in Universal Music Group UMG -0.54%decrease; red down pointing triangle despite two unsuccessful attempts to clinch deals with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Then, just to show you how crazy I am, when we were coming out of this big clinch, I told her I loved her and all.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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